Dusky Flying Fox vs

Pteropus brunneus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Exobasidium
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.